Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 17, Issue 7, Pages 8419-8429Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17078419
Keywords
Sargassum pallidum aqueous extract; IL-2; IL-4; TNF-alpha; antioxidant
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The effect of Sargassum pallidum (brown seaweed) aqueous extract on the immunity function and antioxidant activities in was studied gastric cancer rats. Treatment with Sargassum pallidum aqueous extract at oral doses 400, 600 or 800 mg/kg body weight was found to provide a dose-dependent protection against N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced immunity damage and oxidative injury by enhancing serum interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels, decreasing interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels, preserving normal antioxidant enzymes activities, and by inhibiting lipid peroxidation in gastric mucosa. It can be concluded that Sargassum pallidum aqueous extract may enhance the immunity and antioxidant activities in gastric cancer rats.
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